Re: [Maine-birds] RE: (Maine Birds) Maine Birds: Northern Mockingbird FOY

Portland - Had a Mocking Bird on our holly bush late afternoon ( Sat) making an unusual chirping noise.   The mocking bird has been around all winter - is that common for them to over winter?

Connie Jones

On Feb 16, 2013, at 11:17 PM, Down East Nature Tours wrote:

Maine Birds:  Northern Mockingbird Rt. 395 and Rt. 1a

Hampden Maine, Penobscot, US-ME
Feb 16, 2013 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
15.0 mile(s)
Comments: Basketball season takes you to some excellent birding locations like today to beautiful Hampden, Maine. After exiting 395 and Rt one the whole family saw a Northern Mockingbird mixing it up with several other species at the China Works on 1A.
12 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 25
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 8
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 7
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 10
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 flew over the Reed school
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 14
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 just south of Hampden assumed flying to a feeder
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 China Works at 8 am First of the Year bird
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 7
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 5

 

 

 

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